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How Can Teachers Build on Gifted, Hyperactive Students' Strengths?
New studies provide insight into ways to help students with attention deficits succeed academically.
How Can Schools Tap Into Parent Power For the Good of Students?
A program pays teachers to visit students at home and meet with their family. The home visits have helped parents become better-informed advocates for their kids and stronger allies with teachers.
How Teachers Can See Students’ Identities As Learning Strengths
Teachers develop lessons that are more relevant by asking students for critiques and giving them some teaching responsibilities.
Why women make gifted coders
Linda Liukas believes the world will be a better place if more women learn computer coding, and has written a children’s book to catch them young
Does Teacher Diversity Matter in Student Learning?
Research shows that students, especially boys, benefit when teachers share their race or gender. Yet most teachers are white women.
Study Finds More Evidence of Racial Bias in Teachers' Expectations for Students
White teachers are more likely to doubt educational prospects of black students, according to a new study.
Why I Avoid the ‘Teachers’ Lounge’ and You Should, Too
The teachers' lounge isn't a place at all but a mentality that can creep up on educators unexpectedly and create a toxic school climate, writes Lauren Powell.
5 ways teachers can improve student learning based on current brain research
Educators can positively influence students’ learning by understanding how the brain is shaped by their early experiences—and how it can be rewired and reorganized to work more quickly and efficien…
3 Reasons Why Your Observations May Be a Waste of Time
Teacher observations should be one of the most important jobs completed between a leader and teacher, but there are 3 reasons why they are typically a waste of time.
Dyslexia: The Learning Disability That Must Not Be Named
Many parents and teachers report that schools won't use the word dyslexia. Why might this be? And what is the Department of Education doing about it?
Ask, Listen, Do: How to Find Out What Kids Need From School
How can teachers make their classrooms truly child-centered? Justin Minkel shares some strategies on how to figure out students’ individual needs—starting with asking them.
What Character Strengths Should Educators Focus On and How?
How do schools that focus on character affect students? One researcher took a close look by comparing schools that focus on moral, civic and performance character.
How to Connect With Other Teachers in the Social Age
With new media, shifting standards, and evolving pedagogies, teachers need a community to find and give support. They need to be able to exchange ideas.
Should I grade-skip my gifted child?
About two out of seven children are likely bored in their classrooms, as they aren't learning much that is new. Should these children skip grades? What's the evidence on grade-skipping?
How Teachers Are Turning to Social Media to Extend Learning
Teachers are expanding the school day and enhancing learning through social media.
The Teenage Brain Is Wired to Learn—So Make Sure Your Students Know It
Thanks to the wonders of neuroplasticity, adolescents are primed to improve their performance in school—and beyond. Here’s how to help.
Teachers Create what they Experience
Create a shared vision of teaching and learning. Using learning as a process and not an event. Allow authentic learning through practice, trail, and authenti...
Open-ended Questions to Encourage Conversation
Why is it important to ask students open ended questions? It encourages academic thinking and conversation, especially among English Language Learners. Get tips for using open ended questions in your classroom.
Do No Harm: Flexible and Smart Grading Practices
Have students take responsibility for their grades and behavior by strategically offering opportunities to redo assignments, retake tests, and reflect on their performance.
